Contis API service generates a notification whenever the status of an account is changed and posts it on the URL of the API client.
The notification contains information about:
- Change in status of the card
- The date of change of the status of the card
The client is notified whenever the status of an account is changed to:
- Suspended
- Frozen
- Live from Suspended
- Live from Frozen
Notification parameters for change in account status
| Parameters | Type | Description | Default value |
| NotificationType | string | Three-digit unique identifier of the notification. Numeric value “022” denotes Account Status Change Status notification. | Blank |
| StatusChangeDate | string | The date and time when the status of the account is changed. The format is yyyyMMddHHmmss. Maximum character length = 14. | |
| CardHolderId | integer | Unique identifier of the consumer. | |
| AccountNumber | string | Eight-digit account number of the consumer. | 00000000 |
| OldAccountStatus | integer | Two-digit unique identifier of the “status of the account” before the status is changed. | 00 |
| NewAccountStatus | integer | Two-digit unique identifier of the “status of the account” after the status is changed. | 00 |
| SecurityHash | string | String value generated through hash logic with all the above parameters (To verify the values posted on URL) | Blank |
Lookup values for account status
| Account status | Description |
| 01 | Live |
| 02 | Suspended |
| 05 | Frozen |
Example of account status change notification
This is an example of a notification about account reactivation. The status of the account is changed from Suspended (02) to Live (01).
| Parameter name | Value |
| NotificationType | 022 |
| StatusChangeDate | 20160512063400 |
| CardHolderId | 53040 |
| AccountNumber | 00868152 |
| OldAccountStatus | 02 |
| NewAccountStatus | 01 |
| SecurityHash | c9b869536616e505c64162e2317c59d8 |
To generate the Security Hash
Hash sequence : NotificationType&StatusChangeDate&CardHolderId&AccountNumber&OldAccountStatus&NewAccountStatus&HashPAN Key
HashDataString :022&20160512063400&53040&00868152&02&01&
Key :abcdefghijklmnop
HashGenerationData : HashDataString + SecurityKey
Hash :c9b869536616e505c64162e2317c59d8
Note: In this example, the SecurityKey = is the “Hash PAN Key” provided to the client in the API configuration file.
Notification types summary
| Notification | Description Type | TypeCode |
| Account status change | To send notification on account status changes to:
| 22 |